Nearly 6000 people have died in Amazonas from covert 19, and it's now in the grip of a devastating second wave.

亞馬遜州已經有近6000人死於19日的隱蔽行動，現在正處於第二波破壞性行動中。

Scientists are trying to work out whether this variant is more contagious than earlier ones, but there are signs it is spreading overseas.

科學家們正在試圖找出這種變異是否比早期的變異更具傳染性，但有跡象表明它正在向海外蔓延。

That concern led Britain to ban travelers from Brazil and other South American countries as a result, as well as banning Portugal, which has close ties to Brazil after Japan said it had detected the Brazilian variant in four travelers from Amazonas, Amazonas extended its urgent call for oxygen to the United States as hospitals in the capital, Manaus, near breaking point.

這種擔憂導致英國是以禁止來自巴西和其他南美國家的旅行者，以及禁止與巴西關係密切的葡萄牙，此前日本表示在亞馬遜州的四名旅行者中檢測到巴西變種，亞馬遜州將其緊急呼籲延伸到美國的氧氣，因為首都馬瑙斯的醫院接近破裂點。

Scores of patients are being airlifted from Manaus on isolated city deep in the Amazon rainforest to other states.

數十名病人正從亞馬遜雨林深處的偏僻城市瑪瑙斯空運到其他州。

The variant found in Brazil has 12 mutations, including one also found in the highly contagious variants discovered in Britain and South Africa.

在巴西發現的變種有12個突變，包括在英國和南非發現的高傳染性變種中也發現了一個。

Brazil's president Jacob, also narrow, has been lambasted for downplaying the severity of Brazil's outbreak, though it's the world's second deadliest.

巴西總統雅各布，也是狹隘的，雖然巴西的疫情是世界上第二大致命的疫情，但他卻因為淡化了巴西疫情的嚴重性而受到抨擊。

As pressure mounts on the country to get vaccinations underway, he cast doubt on the shots efficacy on Thursday.

隨著國家對疫苗接種的壓力越來越大，他在週四對疫苗的功效表示懷疑。

As a leader, I wouldn't force you to take it, he says, adding that it isn't quote scientifically proven.

作為一個領導者，我不會強迫你接受它，他說，並沒有引用科學證明。

Brazil plans to start inoculations in the middle of next week.

巴西計劃在下週中開始接種。